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it wasn't just obama. in the republic celebrated the vindication of the emerging democratic majority thesis. we can go on and on. harold meyerson exhorted the president-elect to bring on the new deal while paul krugman said it all the title of his postelection column, franklin delano obama. by all-time favorite has to be this "newsweek" cover. [laughter] as rick perry might say, whoops. things didn't turn out this way. the easy answer to why that's the case is obama overspent. americans turned against the health care bill in the tea partiers brought about a resurgent american right that helped to build his congressional majority. although this played a role to be sure. but the more fundamental question, if obama had really assembled an fdr like coalition time he should've been able to overcome these forces. after all, you will recall or maybe you want an fdr's presidency, democratic nominees from 192819241928 had all joined together to oppose his presidency but in 1834 midterms. a huge backlash among the d
it wasn't just obama. in the republic celebrated the vindication of the emerging democratic majority thesis. we can go on and on. harold meyerson exhorted the president-elect to bring on the new deal while paul krugman said it all the title of his postelection column, franklin delano obama. by all-time favorite has to be this "newsweek" cover. [laughter] as rick perry might say, whoops. things didn't turn out this way. the easy answer to why that's the case is obama overspent....
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obama is a gifted politician. the supreme court decision helped him, the economy bounceback from the up tick of the federal spending. and he had good employment numbers. i would not over interpret the results of expect them to win the 2016 election assuming they get a good candidate. >> [inaudible] but it is stood curve republican party can ago that way? >> i would doubt that. the week partied developed as the anti-tax party. it 12 presidential elections for the democrats. they were a national party and torn apart by the slavery issue. i don't think the republican party and the whig party were that different. it was pretty strong party where with the republic can get the votes? ronald reagan did not succeed. he had a successful administration. wrote i have learned parties don't disappear because somebody has a better argument but there is an event in society to stabilize relations. whistle-blower and the great depression. it is interesting we had 12 years of republican presidents but could not crack the new deal s
obama is a gifted politician. the supreme court decision helped him, the economy bounceback from the up tick of the federal spending. and he had good employment numbers. i would not over interpret the results of expect them to win the 2016 election assuming they get a good candidate. >> [inaudible] but it is stood curve republican party can ago that way? >> i would doubt that. the week partied developed as the anti-tax party. it 12 presidential elections for the democrats. they were...
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obama is likely. i would say today the road from his position history of the four quadrants, the college-educated men writing career for points down. we'll collar men, maybe five points down three or four like that, but the fourth quadrant, the college where women were the most affected by social issues. he is holding his number from away. and now up to 54 and 55. so i think this is part of the issue for republicans that a strategy built on empathizing the economy and economic discontent. a big chunk of obama's vote at this point between minorities and college women are not fundamentally an economic voters. they are voting another status. the minorities voting on a sense of respect and like you want me here or not is pretty much with the immigration status gets down to. so i think it does matter a great deal and as you were saying before, it creates a real challenge for republicans in that wall is easier to match up and moving on immigration and some of the issues that are so easy for democrats. eithe
obama is likely. i would say today the road from his position history of the four quadrants, the college-educated men writing career for points down. we'll collar men, maybe five points down three or four like that, but the fourth quadrant, the college where women were the most affected by social issues. he is holding his number from away. and now up to 54 and 55. so i think this is part of the issue for republicans that a strategy built on empathizing the economy and economic discontent. a big...
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obama doesn't really acknowledge that. succumb on this 1i would say that obama's description of what romney would have done probably is seen as more accurate by most of the people that look at it and they are called into the finances of the companies, but it isn't quite as trusted as the way that obama made romney's sound as if he were just going to shove the company's off a cliff. >> thank you, joshed. we appreciate your reporting and the amazing part of the political performance and here there are stories already on the website come fact checking i think three or four different fact from the date. if you go to politico.com you can get a full list. we have policy teams that cover everything from transportation to health care to policy defense coming and we will be fact checking every part of the debate. a couple of things coming across the e-mail, two different polls. a cbs poll of undecided voters showed obama winning the debate easily. and the ppp much as a democratic cleaning poll for the campaign season had a sample t
obama doesn't really acknowledge that. succumb on this 1i would say that obama's description of what romney would have done probably is seen as more accurate by most of the people that look at it and they are called into the finances of the companies, but it isn't quite as trusted as the way that obama made romney's sound as if he were just going to shove the company's off a cliff. >> thank you, joshed. we appreciate your reporting and the amazing part of the political performance and...
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or, will things continue with obama, or my republicans change their minds is obama was trying to suggest last week at the democratic convention. to see the light and turn it all around. well, they say that is not likely to happen. and they want to throw in their 2 cents and add to that conclusion. i see nothing that suggests that if either one of the two presidents -- that either one will face in that moment of glory and victory, the opportunity to significantly turn around where we are now in terms of political gridlock and limited economic opportunity. from a public relations point of view, ask yourself the question. what if the president wants to suggest a new term or a new presidency? certainly not downbeat negative news. he wants to project something that is positive. something that says to the american people, we are on a new course. now, there are experts and i have mentioned a couple who think that it's not likely, no matter who wins. so i ask, what element of american society today is capable of standing back and pointing out the lies, the incomplete truths, flat-out untruths, d
or, will things continue with obama, or my republicans change their minds is obama was trying to suggest last week at the democratic convention. to see the light and turn it all around. well, they say that is not likely to happen. and they want to throw in their 2 cents and add to that conclusion. i see nothing that suggests that if either one of the two presidents -- that either one will face in that moment of glory and victory, the opportunity to significantly turn around where we are now in...
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we all know what barack obama stands for. remind people that barack is the son of a single mother who struggled to put herself through school and pay the bills. that is who your president is. barack is the grandson of a woman who woke up before dawn every day to catch a bus to her job at the bank. and even though brock smother worked hard to support her family and she was good at her job, like so many women she had a glass ceiling and that no qualified for she would then she'd actually train was promoted up the ladder had it for. so believe me, your president understands what it means when the family struggled. he knows what it means when someone doesn't have a chance to fulfill that struggle. and believe me today as a father he knows what it means to want something better for your kids. those are the experiences that have made them the man in the president is today. so remind people when you're out there, when it comes time to stand up for american workers and american families, you know what your president is going to do, r
we all know what barack obama stands for. remind people that barack is the son of a single mother who struggled to put herself through school and pay the bills. that is who your president is. barack is the grandson of a woman who woke up before dawn every day to catch a bus to her job at the bank. and even though brock smother worked hard to support her family and she was good at her job, like so many women she had a glass ceiling and that no qualified for she would then she'd actually train...
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michelle obama. i met michelle obama when she game to headquarter. she was disturbed about the white walls. she actually had a party for the children of staff so they could have pizza and could do color -- we did obama art with 5-year-old and 8-year-olds. she got a whole bunch of kid posters. we had them all over the headquarter until we got our sign age. those posters, the kids' art stayed up for the whole campaign. it got layered and lost with the sign j. but it was kind like just very michelle obama. you hear about her dedication to kids. that was how i met her. the period of the early days of the campaign. it was, you know, i loved talking about this time because it was an elect trait time in the campaign. it was spiritful, innovative, and hepful. and the migration to chicago was like a -- like the testament to the lure reward of entrepreneurship. people leaving everything tbhiend pursue the unimaginable. it became the gathering place for idealist, innovators, risk takers and while it's true that, you know, i guess you could say that the young ha
michelle obama. i met michelle obama when she game to headquarter. she was disturbed about the white walls. she actually had a party for the children of staff so they could have pizza and could do color -- we did obama art with 5-year-old and 8-year-olds. she got a whole bunch of kid posters. we had them all over the headquarter until we got our sign age. those posters, the kids' art stayed up for the whole campaign. it got layered and lost with the sign j. but it was kind like just very...
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ayers and obama spot running at low levels, but generally obama's talking about romney and balmy and allies talk about obama. >> host: the "washington post" according to an article monday for three that ran last week and yes all three were in spanish. compare what is happening right now to previous races at this point. are we had a specifically a particularly negative point in this race comparatively quiet >> i spent much of my career saying it's not the most negative race after it certainly so far this has been a very negative presidential race. i'm sure we're going to discuss and i'm sure some callers might want discussed is negativity necessarily a bad thing? it sounds like a very scary word, but both campaigns are focusing ammunition on the other at this point. i would expect that to change a little as we go forward. i would like to see the obama campaign remain pretty focused on mitt romney, that at some point we'll see the mitt romney campaign at introduce a positive track because it needs to introduce up to the american people. >> an article from yesterday's hill newspaper, be
ayers and obama spot running at low levels, but generally obama's talking about romney and balmy and allies talk about obama. >> host: the "washington post" according to an article monday for three that ran last week and yes all three were in spanish. compare what is happening right now to previous races at this point. are we had a specifically a particularly negative point in this race comparatively quiet >> i spent much of my career saying it's not the most negative race...
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and apparently president obama thinks it's fair that three years of the obama economy have left us with more people on food stamps, more people in poverty, lower home values, higher gas prices, and higher unemployment. there are many ways in which the american people's understanding of fairness differs from the way that president obama has been using the word. to the vast majority of americans, fair means an equal opportunity to succeed. to president obama, fair requires nothing less than a totally equal outcome, regardless of effort. to most americans, fairness allows for the pursuit of their own dreams. it also recognizes that no man and no government can provide a guarantee of success. the waves of immigrants who've come to our shores over generations did so for freedom and for a chance to succeed. they did not come to be taken care of and to have every decision made for them by the government. that's what many of them were leaving behind. when president obama pushes for equal outcomes instead of equal opportunity, he is trying to pit one american against another. he is telling peopl
and apparently president obama thinks it's fair that three years of the obama economy have left us with more people on food stamps, more people in poverty, lower home values, higher gas prices, and higher unemployment. there are many ways in which the american people's understanding of fairness differs from the way that president obama has been using the word. to the vast majority of americans, fair means an equal opportunity to succeed. to president obama, fair requires nothing less than a...
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he may say i am an obama puppet. more than he does i disagree with my party and believe that insurance companies should not deny people health coverage because they have pre-existing conditions. i also think that as a first step to get our fiscal housein order read to cut spending. there are certain vantage of commons and i think are important. i think that does not make me someone who believes or is a big spender. you may call me that. i also think we need to cut the increases in medicare cost, none of which would impact the benefits themselves. may say that i am in favor of cutting 716 billion, but there are ways to do that without cutting benefits. you voted for the same cuts except he wants to privatize medicare. i am seeking to go to a place called washington which is not honest but a place where everybody place the blame game which means that all of the democratic leaders think that all the problems are caused by the republicans and dollar republican leaders think of all the problems are caused by the timber cr
he may say i am an obama puppet. more than he does i disagree with my party and believe that insurance companies should not deny people health coverage because they have pre-existing conditions. i also think that as a first step to get our fiscal housein order read to cut spending. there are certain vantage of commons and i think are important. i think that does not make me someone who believes or is a big spender. you may call me that. i also think we need to cut the increases in medicare...
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further virginia delivered virginia for obama. to boost the suburbs, philadelphia wiped out from me. the city of philadelphia, the suburbs also wiped out by me. your can of philadelphia, d.c., los angeles, san francisco. suburbs of atlanta, charlotte and south carolina were very republican. colin analyze pricing the birds doesn't work. you have to look at each individual suburb of the region of this country. finally, number six we have to reach inc. the way we spend money in politics. but this is a $6 billion election-year status quo result, the biggest success when it comes to money and politics in politics than an taken up methods, the macro is that karl rove separated billionaires for billions of dollars to what effect. maybe more effectively to way to pay voters directly. and i would conclude by saying that the supreme court of the united states is the second most important institution in the united states and the economic recovery. they have done more to pump more money into the economy and hard-hit states like nevada, florid
further virginia delivered virginia for obama. to boost the suburbs, philadelphia wiped out from me. the city of philadelphia, the suburbs also wiped out by me. your can of philadelphia, d.c., los angeles, san francisco. suburbs of atlanta, charlotte and south carolina were very republican. colin analyze pricing the birds doesn't work. you have to look at each individual suburb of the region of this country. finally, number six we have to reach inc. the way we spend money in politics. but this...
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so then i looked at one of mitt romney and obama -- the lgbt vote was 76 obama and 22 per mitt romney. quite frankly, it has been about that -- roughly three to one. quite frankly, it has been high all the way through. but what if they split it evenly or romney just got a little bit more? if mitt romney had 151% of the vote, he would've won ohio, florida, and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the presidency. in ohio and florida, all you have to do is win a little over one third of the lgbt vote win those states. while i don't think that that suggests that in the way we are now talking about immigration and things that republicans have to rethink their strategy about, i don't think it is quite that level of impact. but a little bit of movement in the lgbt vote in key states, in the selection, suggested it would've been a very different picture for the national election. what i am strongly saying is that it made a very important difference in the election in the majority of the electoral college and it is a fairly modest movement in that vote to make the select
so then i looked at one of mitt romney and obama -- the lgbt vote was 76 obama and 22 per mitt romney. quite frankly, it has been about that -- roughly three to one. quite frankly, it has been high all the way through. but what if they split it evenly or romney just got a little bit more? if mitt romney had 151% of the vote, he would've won ohio, florida, and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the presidency. in ohio and florida, all you have to do is win a little over...
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obama, mr. romney, the first out to be a white house conference on eradication of poverty, bring experts together and let us craft and create a plan to cut poverty in half for all americans and eradicate poverty down the world. .. >> we make a distinction between wall street and multinational corporations. but in fact, they are treated like investment bankers industry loans, subsidized money from the government then i fade even have a very different view. we cannot have a wall street dominated society. we have to have a democracy. >> veba b at t c. williams high school, alexandria of virginia. and they want to see in the 2002, 2007. people like to see how politicians have evolved there is the element this is incredibly interesting. >> why he finds it so difficult to come down one side of an issue. the. >> someone running for state office for the first time it to rename this barack obama. >> you are a trailblazer. >> of fire role being heart of the internet to make mac >> i am a 105th president o
obama, mr. romney, the first out to be a white house conference on eradication of poverty, bring experts together and let us craft and create a plan to cut poverty in half for all americans and eradicate poverty down the world. .. >> we make a distinction between wall street and multinational corporations. but in fact, they are treated like investment bankers industry loans, subsidized money from the government then i fade even have a very different view. we cannot have a wall street...
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barack obama is our president. we can have big arguments but one responsibility he asked to bear the institutional presidency he weakens when welfare reform violates the law. the president should be the number one upholder of the law. the better team could be understood with chicago machine politics other they and the runover your opponent model. this is too complicated and of the country for that type of politics. i do agree. >> host: now being adjusted unemployment drops 6,000 consistent with modest gains. the future of fed job market? >> the history of the obama presidency the number of people in the work force. the biggest decline since will work to.
barack obama is our president. we can have big arguments but one responsibility he asked to bear the institutional presidency he weakens when welfare reform violates the law. the president should be the number one upholder of the law. the better team could be understood with chicago machine politics other they and the runover your opponent model. this is too complicated and of the country for that type of politics. i do agree. >> host: now being adjusted unemployment drops 6,000...
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obama cares about. he is now mayor of chicago and then of course there was a 2010 election and then president obama had a different circumstance. so it may be that actually you get a new start if he wins in a way. it's to know what the congressional sobey, but i assume he'll narrow the margin of the house and have a real chance to govern. so it might be in terms of president obama, my normal instinct, we know what to look like in 2013 as president, i am not so sure that is the case. there could be as white house officials, chief of staff and the like. and governor romney -- i think it's a little more? than i normally would be for an incumbent president. and for governor romney, you know, he's an experienced man and present income is a thin resume for a presidential candidate in the sense that he is a one term governor and in a typical state, where he had no -- almost no supporters in the legislator, didn't run on much of an agenda to change things in massachusetts. took over from republican governors. i
obama cares about. he is now mayor of chicago and then of course there was a 2010 election and then president obama had a different circumstance. so it may be that actually you get a new start if he wins in a way. it's to know what the congressional sobey, but i assume he'll narrow the margin of the house and have a real chance to govern. so it might be in terms of president obama, my normal instinct, we know what to look like in 2013 as president, i am not so sure that is the case. there could...
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and it was the hospital where obama was born. that week a journalistic one of the famous doctors there are for lunch and ask you what interesting happened in your life this week? she said well, stanley had a baby. stanley is the mother's name. it's not every week or stanley has a baby. >> you know, you've all had just opened up a discussion about started the conspiratorial at the chamber on the far right lotusphere and everything else. i have a new dairy. i used to think that that talk radio and some elements have come you know, fox or whatever it may be were really helping the republican party. and now, i think maybe it at the party to have some real struggles and hurt them more than help. >> i think that's absolutely right that we see that much more clearly now that there are efforts to take power have failed. if romney had won we would be saying this. clearly they would have been and may sealed universe, where before the affection you have it cannot just romney party sense, but a lot of people who've been watching too much fox
and it was the hospital where obama was born. that week a journalistic one of the famous doctors there are for lunch and ask you what interesting happened in your life this week? she said well, stanley had a baby. stanley is the mother's name. it's not every week or stanley has a baby. >> you know, you've all had just opened up a discussion about started the conspiratorial at the chamber on the far right lotusphere and everything else. i have a new dairy. i used to think that that talk...
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obama on iran? >> that's important preoccupation. when i was out running the region that they are looking at. >> we knew we would get to iran. this is casting major shuttle ever everything they are thinking about doing. there is no doubt this would be a prime conversation interested in the presence. they talk about the nature of the conversations we're having with the israelis and on this issue i think from the israeli standpoint you hear it less from the prime minister and a preoccupation refers to the zone of immunity and what he means by the zone of immunity the multiplicity, the accumulation of the oil enriched uranium, the hardening of the site, the overall infrastructure i would describe this both the hard and soft part of the infrastructure even if they were to strike militarily for the military option disappears and for the israelis to give up the military option with the uncertainty about whether or not iran will have nuclear weapons or not is a big decision. now, what they have also said i
obama on iran? >> that's important preoccupation. when i was out running the region that they are looking at. >> we knew we would get to iran. this is casting major shuttle ever everything they are thinking about doing. there is no doubt this would be a prime conversation interested in the presence. they talk about the nature of the conversations we're having with the israelis and on this issue i think from the israeli standpoint you hear it less from the prime minister and a...
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in the last election, both john mccain and president obama were for closing guantanamo. what happened afterwards? you know, other things were more important? maybe they seem important to people, but i just encourage you now to use the time to really get these facts out and work on it. i think that's what we can all do. thanks. [applause] >> thank you very much to the panel and speaking also of putting himself out there, thomas wilner took the cases, a lot of, you know, they were not popular, and had a great deal of success, and anwar andy worthington, who is a u.s. citizen, put time into this, and so i thank all of you. we have time for questions and answers, and because it's on c-span, wait for the mic. i emphasize make it a question rather than a statement, and if you have a particular question for someone, just address who you want the question to go to. starting there -- >> hi, i'med to pierce, a defense attorney for some at guantanamo. it seems evident to people of comments made, and notice how close a resemblance they have to carl smith, and people mention that occ
in the last election, both john mccain and president obama were for closing guantanamo. what happened afterwards? you know, other things were more important? maybe they seem important to people, but i just encourage you now to use the time to really get these facts out and work on it. i think that's what we can all do. thanks. [applause] >> thank you very much to the panel and speaking also of putting himself out there, thomas wilner took the cases, a lot of, you know, they were not...
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it's a clear choice between president obama and governor romney. between shelly berkeley and her opponent. defeat steven, jon, and their opponents. they're not bad people and i'm new york city not trying to get you -- i'm not trying to get you torn up and upset. i'm telling you the truth. this is what is going to happen. if you really -- if you want north korea come back, quicker, stronger, broader, deeper, more modern, more relevant to the future, if you want to rebuild the 21st century american middle class and just as important give poor people a ladder in to it, you have to make the right choice. [applause] at nevada, look at the crowd you are the picture of america's future. go out there and claim it on election day. god bless you. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ presidential debate thursday night live on c-span c-span radio and online at c-span.org. watch and engage. coming up next, here on c-span2, a discussion on women's health care in contraceptive services. then the vice president of spain's lar
it's a clear choice between president obama and governor romney. between shelly berkeley and her opponent. defeat steven, jon, and their opponents. they're not bad people and i'm new york city not trying to get you -- i'm not trying to get you torn up and upset. i'm telling you the truth. this is what is going to happen. if you really -- if you want north korea come back, quicker, stronger, broader, deeper, more modern, more relevant to the future, if you want to rebuild the 21st century...
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but the obama proposal that raise this $500 billion some mr. ryan is implying to the highest income people. >> before we go. >> you do analysis of the media. how did we get to appoint the tax plan of the moment is a plan for redistribution of wealth? >> the ryan plan is in play. the way one step further it literally gets rid of matt -- most of the budget. under his direction assuming his numbers to keep military spending or around 2050 the rest of the government disappears. justice department, fda, there is no money for it. that is what he signed off on. that is incredible reporting. this is a lunatic budget but all these people running around washington saying he put a serious proposal on the table. reporters should be fired for saying that that he proposed getting rid of the federal government. nobody did that. >> there was a moment when the ryan plan came out to say we will cut $4 trillion off the debt obama's said the first to it by a ruling back the taxes. it is healthy. >> but where is our cuts? 5 trillion to make up the $1 trillion of ta
but the obama proposal that raise this $500 billion some mr. ryan is implying to the highest income people. >> before we go. >> you do analysis of the media. how did we get to appoint the tax plan of the moment is a plan for redistribution of wealth? >> the ryan plan is in play. the way one step further it literally gets rid of matt -- most of the budget. under his direction assuming his numbers to keep military spending or around 2050 the rest of the government disappears....
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ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. [applause] thank you so much. everybody, have a seat. have a seat. well it is good to have all of you in here. welcome to washington. i want to thank ken salazar for the introduction. did everybody know that it is his birthday today? [laughter] has seen milk that enough? i just wanted to make sure everybody wished him a happy birthday. at turning 40 is tough. [laughter] we have also got our outstanding secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack, in the house. [applause] are wonderful epa administrator, lisa jackson, is with us. [applause] and i want want to thank all of you for being a part of this conference. now, i have to say that this is it pretty diverse group here today. we have got hunters and fishermen. we have got farmers and ranchers. we have got conservationists. we have got small business owners. we have got local government leaders, we have got tribal leaders. in some of you may just have wandered in, i don'
ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. [applause] thank you so much. everybody, have a seat. have a seat. well it is good to have all of you in here. welcome to washington. i want to thank ken salazar for the introduction. did everybody know that it is his birthday today? [laughter] has seen milk that enough? i just wanted to make sure everybody wished him a happy birthday. at turning 40...
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obama. during the foreign-policy debate, in fact there was an outbreak discussion about traditional means of warfare versus some of the coming you know, newer versions. i hesitate saying this of course is senator mccain here because you really jumped on this, but the short of it is very strongly held differing viewpoints on this. so starting with your cash in, david was preventing presenting one view. any survey said there are differing views. we will also be headed towards the sequestration debate discussionpromotes a very significant one over the issue of our defense budget. thirdly you have in this mix public opinions. they know that americans are not working to having i think we'll aime two important points, one of which is afghanistan. right now there's the discussion of the forces agreement and what kind of presidents would still continue to be underground. my guess is they think of the time ahead that this discussion is going to go through several evolutions in terms of what we do wit
obama. during the foreign-policy debate, in fact there was an outbreak discussion about traditional means of warfare versus some of the coming you know, newer versions. i hesitate saying this of course is senator mccain here because you really jumped on this, but the short of it is very strongly held differing viewpoints on this. so starting with your cash in, david was preventing presenting one view. any survey said there are differing views. we will also be headed towards the sequestration...
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i am writing one and it is surprisingly about barack obama. it is about this administration and the promises that it made. the complete and utter failure, how it has done the opposite and how he was going to be the great unifier and how he has gone after the very fabric of our nation unlike any other president we have ever had. it is about the fraud of hope and change. i hope you'll check it out. it is coming out actually during their convention, so they'll be very exciting. anybody else? [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> i was wondering if you would comment on the recent controversy with chick-fil-a? >> you know, i cannot comment on it because i haven't paid attention to it. honestly, i can't say anything about it. i saw some tweaking about it today. did he say that we could boycott it or not? >> i don't know. >> i thought he actually said no. so we asked another question because i don't want to end on the chick-fil-a. thank you. by the way, if you don't know, you are supposed to think and act like you do now. >> i was re
i am writing one and it is surprisingly about barack obama. it is about this administration and the promises that it made. the complete and utter failure, how it has done the opposite and how he was going to be the great unifier and how he has gone after the very fabric of our nation unlike any other president we have ever had. it is about the fraud of hope and change. i hope you'll check it out. it is coming out actually during their convention, so they'll be very exciting. anybody else?...
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i support president obama. i want him to stay on as commander-in-chief and i support secretary clinton how she's helped us around the world. >> thank you river battle. >> persona to thank your brothers for service. it's really amazing. i love to have an opportunity to speak about it i'm so please convey thoughts to me. when you talk about this issue, however, we can't have a nuanced approach and that's the key. professor warren has said we should have a nuanced approach at a something iran doesn't understand. he's obviously trying harder line and that's a good game because radar biggest challenge over the former friend, israel is iran and making sure they don't get a nuclear weapon. i'm proud even today and tomorrow work on another resolution to draw the line in the sand. we are to get the sanctions bills. i was a cosponsor of that. and after to destabilize currency and a central bank. we need to do more, we need to do with our allies and we need to do a very current very quick read. >> quick response. >> with
i support president obama. i want him to stay on as commander-in-chief and i support secretary clinton how she's helped us around the world. >> thank you river battle. >> persona to thank your brothers for service. it's really amazing. i love to have an opportunity to speak about it i'm so please convey thoughts to me. when you talk about this issue, however, we can't have a nuanced approach and that's the key. professor warren has said we should have a nuanced approach at a...
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it's a referendum on obama. there was growing frustration in the campaign particularly post-nomination as it seemed to not work as well and romney would fall further behind. it seems, with all due respect and i have tremendous respect and the family intervention story -- that depends on your talking to us oversold. i think stuart stevens is still important. i think his star is somewhat eclipsed and i think other people feel the republican national chairman long-time operative in this town named ed gillespie and i'm told his star is rising and he has taken a more conventional us versus the other guy choice election. >> to the final debate questions. one what will the president do differently and how will romney prepare for a different apartment tonight we have the vice presidential debate so let's talk about the presidential debate first. what would you expect to see obama do differently next time and how would romney be prepared to deal with that? >> i think that the precedence going to show up at the next debat
it's a referendum on obama. there was growing frustration in the campaign particularly post-nomination as it seemed to not work as well and romney would fall further behind. it seems, with all due respect and i have tremendous respect and the family intervention story -- that depends on your talking to us oversold. i think stuart stevens is still important. i think his star is somewhat eclipsed and i think other people feel the republican national chairman long-time operative in this town named...
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president obama is elected he obama cared becomes the law of the land for sure. it becomes institutionalized. it becomes nothing is impossible, but it becomes close to impossible to reverse four years from now. it will be operating then. people will have moved over. there will have been tremendous changes. a mandate would've been enforced already to 20,000 irs agents will get hired, which is absolutely ludicrous. just we need, 20,000 more irs agents. and there's almost no way to stop that because even if you have a republican house, which i think is almost for sure. nothing in life is for sure, but that's almost for sure. even if you were to have a republican senate, which is unlikely if obama gets elected, but possible. well, he could veto any attempt they would make to overturn obama cared. american people and reelecting president obama are basically reinforcing obama cared and accepting it as their future. if a president romney is elected, even without a republican senate, basically the present those in the house about the same in the senate was then one or tw
president obama is elected he obama cared becomes the law of the land for sure. it becomes institutionalized. it becomes nothing is impossible, but it becomes close to impossible to reverse four years from now. it will be operating then. people will have moved over. there will have been tremendous changes. a mandate would've been enforced already to 20,000 irs agents will get hired, which is absolutely ludicrous. just we need, 20,000 more irs agents. and there's almost no way to stop that...
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obama's cry to get the detector involved which is designed to help moms, parents, consumers make the right choices for them is to put a calorie label on the front of the free tannin, bottle and packed. so if you're picking out what your family is going to consume in terms of beverages you can look and it's very clear this has 150 calories per serving and this has ten. so just another step to give parents and consumers information so they can make the choice is right for them and if you're trying to moderate keep something with your calories. >> one of the things that has been difficult is getting the parents involved in the schools, and getting them, the schools in general to get them involved in the physical activity programs sometimes they are working many jobs so they can put food on the table. we have been trying to do some things with even educating them about those that do have computers at home if they can go on line and look at things like the national pta. they have a website that just has loads of activities and ideas about activities parents can visit their kids and how to
obama's cry to get the detector involved which is designed to help moms, parents, consumers make the right choices for them is to put a calorie label on the front of the free tannin, bottle and packed. so if you're picking out what your family is going to consume in terms of beverages you can look and it's very clear this has 150 calories per serving and this has ten. so just another step to give parents and consumers information so they can make the choice is right for them and if you're...
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here's president obama talking about this alliance and why the u.s. is involved in it. >> food security is a moral imperative and economic imperative. it teaches one of the most effective ways to pull people and in tiny nations out of poverty is to invest in agriculture. as we've seen from latin america to africa to asia a growing middle class also means growing markets including our customers for exports the support american jobs so we have a self-interest in this. it's a moral entered into an economic imperative and a security imperative. >> president obama speaking on friday. rajiv shah, the president mentioned a couple of reasons why it's in his view in competitive morrill what cannot security. talk more about why security imperative. >> guest: think of it is repeated in the 1960's, south korea and taiwan were the largest recipients of american food aid and we send food to prevent people from starving and to help them survive but then we spent the next two decades helping those two countries invest in their own agricultural production to diversify
here's president obama talking about this alliance and why the u.s. is involved in it. >> food security is a moral imperative and economic imperative. it teaches one of the most effective ways to pull people and in tiny nations out of poverty is to invest in agriculture. as we've seen from latin america to africa to asia a growing middle class also means growing markets including our customers for exports the support american jobs so we have a self-interest in this. it's a moral entered...
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yeah, but i think barack obama is the president. that means in the next four years for the time he's through, the health care bill will be fully implemented and very popular. people will be benefiting and they don't want to see it go away. the financial reform bill would be substantially as it is written. it seemed to contribute to stability. already got people should be maybe it's a good idea but can step in to do into the money market issue. i think the economy is poised after the series of suppression to go forward. so i think the business makes a terrible mistake. first of all, they tell themselves out of the business. i hope they'll turn it around, but i was surprised to retake jim palme d. who ran for president on a democrats terrible platform and headed to the financial services roundtable. if i was still the ranking democrat and tim valenti came in when i first requested be the tricks like to make an why my marriage to do so much. i'm a little bit uncertain about that. but secondly, do they expect us to work with people who
yeah, but i think barack obama is the president. that means in the next four years for the time he's through, the health care bill will be fully implemented and very popular. people will be benefiting and they don't want to see it go away. the financial reform bill would be substantially as it is written. it seemed to contribute to stability. already got people should be maybe it's a good idea but can step in to do into the money market issue. i think the economy is poised after the series of...
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regardless of whatever happens, that means someone -- whether president obama continues in january, and whether there is a change, but that is still the better part of another year that we can expect to see. i don't think we can live with that. i think the movements, occupy wall street, rebuild the dream movement, the tea party -- the point of it was that bears mention there is grass roots efforts. we are kicking the can down the road and not creating this kind of solution. go ahead. >> just to clarify, i'm not suggesting that because it is an election year we should not do anything. i am suggesting that if i was a betting man, i would not put my money on what is happening. i think we should try to push to get something done. but i also think it is in an election year. people can shape while public officials are responsible. that is why i hope people in this room will not go silent. they will continue to advocate. i think that franklin raines made a very important point. it strikes me as absolutely wrong to suggest that homeownership is not essential to the future of the american dream.
regardless of whatever happens, that means someone -- whether president obama continues in january, and whether there is a change, but that is still the better part of another year that we can expect to see. i don't think we can live with that. i think the movements, occupy wall street, rebuild the dream movement, the tea party -- the point of it was that bears mention there is grass roots efforts. we are kicking the can down the road and not creating this kind of solution. go ahead. >>...
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last year, obama -- baltimore ranked as the new college city for college grads and 9th best city to find a job. does that appeal to any of you? [cheers and applause] in the 1990s, as the national economy grew, people made investments in communities in federal hill, point, and patterson park, they had homes, and decks were popping up all over the place. houses were up dependencive, and the neighborhoods were close to business as well as great night life. we had a problem. we couldn't keep them. unlike people in other parts of the city sticking with baltimore, think or thin, these young people got married, had kids, and moved away going to neighboring gurs dibs not for the -- jurisdictions not for the lower cost of living, but the crime pushed them away. the city is focused on doing everything and making the financial -- the city has become focused on doing everything, promising everything, and making financial promises that it could not keep. it could not do the most important things well. while the real estate boom generated revenues, it just masked the area's problem. now, in 2012, ther
last year, obama -- baltimore ranked as the new college city for college grads and 9th best city to find a job. does that appeal to any of you? [cheers and applause] in the 1990s, as the national economy grew, people made investments in communities in federal hill, point, and patterson park, they had homes, and decks were popping up all over the place. houses were up dependencive, and the neighborhoods were close to business as well as great night life. we had a problem. we couldn't keep them....
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still, they blame obama for lack of jobs? suspect that the republicans -- isn't that the republicans' faults, not obama's? >> guest: well, the president put forward a number of proposals over the past three years to try to support the economy and create more jobs, and the most recent was last summer the american jobs act, and that was a piece of legislation that had a number of different proposals to try to help the economy and support a broader job market. some of the proposals god through. the tax cut, the holiday we're enjoying, the 2% tax cut, that was part of the agent that got through congress. emergency unemployment insurance benefits, that was part of it, and that's gotten through. actually, the republicans, the republican congress has put forward proposals as well. last week, they put forward proposals, and, in fact, i think the administration spoke positively about the proposals, and so there's a good chance those things will get through. ..ll get through. so, i do not think it is constructive or even accurate to bl
still, they blame obama for lack of jobs? suspect that the republicans -- isn't that the republicans' faults, not obama's? >> guest: well, the president put forward a number of proposals over the past three years to try to support the economy and create more jobs, and the most recent was last summer the american jobs act, and that was a piece of legislation that had a number of different proposals to try to help the economy and support a broader job market. some of the proposals god...
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this mail before it entered the obama administration. i am grateful i had to think that the policy issues i would confront and have a chance to try out its on the truly outstanding scholars and cracked tisha mares who are here, such as dan and bruce. as for mr. misspoke when the four years ago when a paper entitled strategic counterterrorism. i know i speak for many of my colleagues in the government when i say brookings is a national treasure and deserves our gratitude for incubating so many smart things that government has done. as they move from the first of president obama stearns to be a fitting time to take stock. of course to do so we understand how the president took office four years ago. at that time, it was a formidable organization with the tribal areas in pakistan incapable of committing a catastrophic attack. yemen, a country where we had largely disengaged had been terrorists are tbd. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula have established itself as the first eight to affiliate with the determination capability of striking the
this mail before it entered the obama administration. i am grateful i had to think that the policy issues i would confront and have a chance to try out its on the truly outstanding scholars and cracked tisha mares who are here, such as dan and bruce. as for mr. misspoke when the four years ago when a paper entitled strategic counterterrorism. i know i speak for many of my colleagues in the government when i say brookings is a national treasure and deserves our gratitude for incubating so many...
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, we know president obama. these outside groups are not going to be able to define him. we know mitt romney. he has run for president before. he has been running for a while now. we know something about him. he can't be defined by these groups. in a judicial campaign, judges are not known. like i said before, and so the opportunity there is to define a judge, and when you can define that person and they don't have enough money or funds to respond or they don't have their own independent expenditure group behind them, if they're being defined by one group, then it's easy to pick off a judge. so, that's the problem. it's not equivalent to a national election like for president and when you do the same thing in a judicial election. it's completely different. >> the other thing is, not just citizen is united. republican party in minnesota are verse white. another very important case, and if you're not familiar with that, the supreme court ruled that while judicial candidates could not promise how they would vote, t
, we know president obama. these outside groups are not going to be able to define him. we know mitt romney. he has run for president before. he has been running for a while now. we know something about him. he can't be defined by these groups. in a judicial campaign, judges are not known. like i said before, and so the opportunity there is to define a judge, and when you can define that person and they don't have enough money or funds to respond or they don't have their own independent...
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i have no president obama when it comes to singing. and yes i know it's a particularly gay was on my part as information for my remarks, does revealing my gender as a gay man. [laughter] [applause] indeed, proud of it. and yes, we do have a conference session for that. we also the conference session for newt gingrich and his open marriage. for those of you here thinking how come you can put a mark for that. but i digress. so as the song, defying gravity starts in the musical, the people of oz shout to the wicked witch evil, is wicked, to be feared and driven away. and in her questioning the status quo for those odds holds to be true and standing up for others, also gives voice to challenging limitations. to not playing the game, to doing something extraordinary, and may she fly. the fueling of defying gravity is one that i reassess that in some way is familiar to many of us in this room. to work against the forces that drag us down as human beings, the poll is down and when it asked as a movement, that portray us as some and we are not
i have no president obama when it comes to singing. and yes i know it's a particularly gay was on my part as information for my remarks, does revealing my gender as a gay man. [laughter] [applause] indeed, proud of it. and yes, we do have a conference session for that. we also the conference session for newt gingrich and his open marriage. for those of you here thinking how come you can put a mark for that. but i digress. so as the song, defying gravity starts in the musical, the people of oz...
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and they look at the genealogy of michele obama. then david maraniss in his book on barack obama. later, the white house videographer for the first two years of the obama presidency. >> you don't always find many in any area embracing investigative reporting. it's not just economics. if the discomfort that it often causes. because it is troublesome. it is more than economics if you are going to ruffle the feathers of someone powerful. that gives those people running into complaints of the publisher. we were very fortunate through the 70s and almost all of our prayers. let the chips fall where they may. >> donald bartlett and james steele will take your calls and e-mails and tweets next month on internet. they began their collaborative work in the 70s and are the co-authors of seven books. watch live at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> someone put these missiles in cuba. the united states discovers that. then the tension builds. one of the things that happens during that time that a soviet submarine is found by american ships they knocked out the electrical system. the command
and they look at the genealogy of michele obama. then david maraniss in his book on barack obama. later, the white house videographer for the first two years of the obama presidency. >> you don't always find many in any area embracing investigative reporting. it's not just economics. if the discomfort that it often causes. because it is troublesome. it is more than economics if you are going to ruffle the feathers of someone powerful. that gives those people running into complaints of the...
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but all of the service chiefs told president obama that we could manage the rest. i'm always concerned as a lone voice in the pentagon of how do i express the risk you face as governors? there isn't a combat and command that articulates the requirement for the governor's needs in times of disaster. there isn't a combatant command that can translate that request into some type of purchase of an item that will equip the national guard to be able to perform in your states or territories. as we have to turn to the analysis of the services to to make sure that the army and air force which budget about 98% of the budget take into account as they look at parts and takes a large budget like we have in the department of defense. that being said, i advocate and i hope that we can continue to put states issues on the table, the requirements that administrator fugate articulated that he would need to rapidly lead to weaker respond to the request from the president and the governors to respond to a natural disaster or man-made disaster so that we can be the first military respo
but all of the service chiefs told president obama that we could manage the rest. i'm always concerned as a lone voice in the pentagon of how do i express the risk you face as governors? there isn't a combat and command that articulates the requirement for the governor's needs in times of disaster. there isn't a combatant command that can translate that request into some type of purchase of an item that will equip the national guard to be able to perform in your states or territories. as we...
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barack obama. on six different occasions, five in the department of justice, one in the department of defense, they pursued the active prosecution of those they felt were guilty of leaking classified information that might endanger the united states. let me add another personal observation. it was last year when my friend, bill daily, then chief of staff to president obama, came to chicago for a luncheon. it was a nice day. we had a nice luncheon. it was very successful. he said he had to get back to washington, he was in a big hurry, never said why. he told me later, after, he told me much later, after this occurred. i had to get back because we had a classified meeting about hunting down obviously. we -- osama bin laden. we were sworn to secrecy at every level of government so we never disclosed information that we were even thinking about that possibility. bill daly took it seriously, the president takes it seriously, anyone in those positions of power will take it seriously. to suggest otherwis
barack obama. on six different occasions, five in the department of justice, one in the department of defense, they pursued the active prosecution of those they felt were guilty of leaking classified information that might endanger the united states. let me add another personal observation. it was last year when my friend, bill daily, then chief of staff to president obama, came to chicago for a luncheon. it was a nice day. we had a nice luncheon. it was very successful. he said he had to get...
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but it is not going to move this country forward whether you are right or president obama is right. so i just think we've got to move past these procedural maneuvers we create to allow us to conserve our well and make decisions in an up or down vote, allow there to be clarity for the american people were each of us stands. if they don't like about we make, they've got the opportunity to send somebody else you could do it. so thank you for being here, but i don't think were getting anywhere. >> if i could respond to that. your concerns are very legitimate and i share. many of them. let me reemphasize that delays built into the system. part of the delay is constitutional. part is based on the rules of each body in the roles of each body are constitutionally the prerogative of each body. the president when he gave his state of the union address last week in her chamber here told us what he would like is to see our rules sheet which had a policy change in the senate that will lead to an up or down vote for each nominee within a finite period of time. that of course is ultimately a decis
but it is not going to move this country forward whether you are right or president obama is right. so i just think we've got to move past these procedural maneuvers we create to allow us to conserve our well and make decisions in an up or down vote, allow there to be clarity for the american people were each of us stands. if they don't like about we make, they've got the opportunity to send somebody else you could do it. so thank you for being here, but i don't think were getting anywhere....
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unfortunately are those of us who saw a change being possible for years ago when president obama was elected was a call to not only in the war in iraq, which he did, but also as he put it, he claims he would and the mindset that leads to war. unfortunately quite the opposite has happened. we have had an expansion of wars particularly through the drawn wars and one of the things that is so ironic about that is that along with all of the deaths of civilians and frankly people who are on those lists for reasons that we don't always know when we don't know who put them on the list, where it is that intelligence come from and how reliable is that? it's usually problematic on a host of levels but particularly the level of civilians who are killed for no reason these drone strikes and how that antagonizes people across these countries. that is exactly the opposite of the idea of looking for new ways to solve the conflict, ways of looking at ways to avoid the mindset. this is exactly reflecting the mindset of war. so this in my view is the biggest violation if you will of the promises that p
unfortunately are those of us who saw a change being possible for years ago when president obama was elected was a call to not only in the war in iraq, which he did, but also as he put it, he claims he would and the mindset that leads to war. unfortunately quite the opposite has happened. we have had an expansion of wars particularly through the drawn wars and one of the things that is so ironic about that is that along with all of the deaths of civilians and frankly people who are on those...
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marty has put forward a variety of proposals, the obama administration has put forward ones that are somewhat less ambitious that are direct did not limiting the full use of all the existing directions on the premise of both efforts is the strategy that you're better off attacking deductions and exclusions as a group than you are trying to choose which ones to go after and i think that it's a good thing to do. i think with respect to most of them, but not all of them, there is an oddity that if an affluent individual is a dollar to charity, take it at 30% reduction in the middle and can give money to, dig it if it came than seduction. so i would for the most part either the conversion of the deductions into credits and then some limitations on the deductions. how best to do that, you can debate the tech go means. >> so when i talked about raising revenue, i said there's good ways and bad ways. raising tax rates in marginal tax rates is it that way because whatever distortions there are in the tax laws, they exacerbate and whatever disincentive there are, in mix versus well. so what i
marty has put forward a variety of proposals, the obama administration has put forward ones that are somewhat less ambitious that are direct did not limiting the full use of all the existing directions on the premise of both efforts is the strategy that you're better off attacking deductions and exclusions as a group than you are trying to choose which ones to go after and i think that it's a good thing to do. i think with respect to most of them, but not all of them, there is an oddity that if...
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gill by president obama affirmed by the u.s. senate as the direct her of drug control policy in the white house. in this position coordinates all aspects of federal drug programs and implementation of the president's national drug control strategy. he brings 37 years of him for his manager policy experience and most recently served as chief of police for seattle washington where he last ran at its lowest point in 40 years. [applause] >> well, good morning and thank you very much for being here. this is a wonderful opportunity for me to associate again the future report with dr. walkoff and the staff that supports dr. johnson in the work he has done. the assistant secretary of health, dr. koh could not be a stronger partner on these issues in his words about the health of young people and responsibility we have as adults they think are particularly important. i'm looking forward to hearing from you and it's always a great pleasure to be with dr. johnson who has given us the information that helps so much and not only making polic
gill by president obama affirmed by the u.s. senate as the direct her of drug control policy in the white house. in this position coordinates all aspects of federal drug programs and implementation of the president's national drug control strategy. he brings 37 years of him for his manager policy experience and most recently served as chief of police for seattle washington where he last ran at its lowest point in 40 years. [applause] >> well, good morning and thank you very much for being...
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ruth ginsburg is a great fan of president obama and i do think she will leave probably in obama's third year. she is 79 years old and she has often said she wants to serve until she is 82 because that is when louis brandeis, her idle, served until -- [laughter] that's not funny, it's true. and you know some people ask, why didn't she quit earlier to make sure obama had the seat? do you know what? she is a human being and she is a widow and she loves what she does and she is good at it. she has got the brains and the health to do it. she is particularly enamored of her new colleague elena kagan, and her choice is to be the senior liberal on the supreme court or to sit by herself in her apartment at the watergate. what would you do? go so i think she is going to stay. if is looking i was not pandering. just making another one of my don't think any of the conservatives will leave a pretty old court. justice kennedy and scalia are both 70 know, don't always get a choice of when will try to hold on for the next kennedy that the job to call balls and strikes as opposed to changing, that is th
ruth ginsburg is a great fan of president obama and i do think she will leave probably in obama's third year. she is 79 years old and she has often said she wants to serve until she is 82 because that is when louis brandeis, her idle, served until -- [laughter] that's not funny, it's true. and you know some people ask, why didn't she quit earlier to make sure obama had the seat? do you know what? she is a human being and she is a widow and she loves what she does and she is good at it. she has...
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a lot went to the obama brothers. it is important to know who is close to the president. >> thank you for having us. i became a citizen last year. >> terrific. [applause] >> recently ran to be a delicate but was told by the good old boys that i could not make it. because we have to be aware what goes on in our system. i ran a and campaigned and was elected as the first alternate. i will be going to the convention. but for that g.o.p. to step up to be more reclusive to the new generation, the president said a border redoing wrong today? are they scared negative if young people. >> part of the challenge is there has been a lot of success over 20 years. when ronald reagan was running for president he did the enormous amount of speaking to young people and young america foundation and was eager to do it. the with his election conservative is a really group now we have this infrastructure free-market economics parts of it is too comfortable. there is resistance to change that was not there 25 years ago because there were n
a lot went to the obama brothers. it is important to know who is close to the president. >> thank you for having us. i became a citizen last year. >> terrific. [applause] >> recently ran to be a delicate but was told by the good old boys that i could not make it. because we have to be aware what goes on in our system. i ran a and campaigned and was elected as the first alternate. i will be going to the convention. but for that g.o.p. to step up to be more reclusive to the new...
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. >> guest: i listen to president obama and secretary clinton and secretary panetta. >> host: as far as iran's desire for talks about their program, should that continue while their program continues as snell. >> guest: we're about to begin some talks. they're indicated they wanted to talk again. we have increasingly been frustrated but the indication of talks leads to not talking. we have what is called the e-3 plus 3. effectively managed by our european friends with us being part of it. >> host: what is that? i'm sorry. >> guest: three u. yap eu countries and led by ash continue, the foreign policy head of the eu, and we're a party but, once again, we're not leading these conversations but we're certainly there. and what's important is we've made it clear iran they have two things to do, and things will get better. first is hey have the to set their international obligations. they have to live inside their grandmas like the nonproliferation treaty and make sure the anymore region and around the world that are increase leg worried about the military aspects to their peaceful nuclear
. >> guest: i listen to president obama and secretary clinton and secretary panetta. >> host: as far as iran's desire for talks about their program, should that continue while their program continues as snell. >> guest: we're about to begin some talks. they're indicated they wanted to talk again. we have increasingly been frustrated but the indication of talks leads to not talking. we have what is called the e-3 plus 3. effectively managed by our european friends with us being...
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see the futures initiative of the obama administration. he dimensions of the time in your testimony on dealing with nutrition and also to gender issues and women. i think it would be helpful for us if you could give us how we can evaluate progress made on feet the future, which are ejected sorry. i know you've done this, but if you could provide that to the committee as the progress you believe we make and feed their future in the short-term and long-term it would be helpful for us to have that information. i would encourage you to provide as much specifics about the results because it is important not just for us to feel good, but helps us provide the support he needed the united states for these programs, but also encourages stronger partnerships , not just other governments, the private entities when we know what we do has her consequences for mothers to make a decision on which out to make his heartbreaking. we all can do better. so the more specifics you can get us, the better we will be. i want to ask you one or two more questions be
see the futures initiative of the obama administration. he dimensions of the time in your testimony on dealing with nutrition and also to gender issues and women. i think it would be helpful for us if you could give us how we can evaluate progress made on feet the future, which are ejected sorry. i know you've done this, but if you could provide that to the committee as the progress you believe we make and feed their future in the short-term and long-term it would be helpful for us to have that...
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i think one of the great things about obama is he's a learner. looking at the decision making process in the first year for the afghan surge, it's clear that he's learning what to do and doesn't quite know what he's doing. reminds me quite a lot of the kennedy bay of pigs sort of process, and i think for romney, even though he's got executive experience in a different world, the first year would be a procare yows year, no question about that. second question is also absolutely right. too frequently, presidents and their advisers, and i've had an opportunity to participate in this process, think of war as -- becomes sterile or distant opposed to thinking that you're sending fellow americans to kill and to die, and that's the hardest decision any president ever makes. it's one that president obama struggles with. it's one that president kennedy struggled with. it's one president bush struggled with. i think translating it as vividly as possible into what the consequences would be is part of the exercise that's required, and why the missile crisis i
i think one of the great things about obama is he's a learner. looking at the decision making process in the first year for the afghan surge, it's clear that he's learning what to do and doesn't quite know what he's doing. reminds me quite a lot of the kennedy bay of pigs sort of process, and i think for romney, even though he's got executive experience in a different world, the first year would be a procare yows year, no question about that. second question is also absolutely right. too...
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, that obama subsequently made a speech in the nation from afghanistan, that showed united states and afghanistan are committed to a mutually beneficial relationship, not just until 2014, but beyond 2014. that strategic partnership extends for 10 years until 2024. secondly, the chicago summit, the nato summit in chicago earlier this month was a great success and demonstrated the continued dedication of over 50 nato and other partner countries to supporting stability and security in afghanistan. in chicago, isaf members and partners reaffirm their commitment to the lisbon timeline to complete transition by the end of 2014, and also come a very importantly, to continue in engagement in afghanistan after 2014. as nato secretary put it, nato and the isaf partners will not leave that task undone. we will not let afghanistan slip back into the hands of militants, which the vast majority of afghan people utterly reject. we will finish the job to help create a secure afghanistan, it secured for our shared security. again, i will repeat that our goal is to ensure that afghanistan is never agai
, that obama subsequently made a speech in the nation from afghanistan, that showed united states and afghanistan are committed to a mutually beneficial relationship, not just until 2014, but beyond 2014. that strategic partnership extends for 10 years until 2024. secondly, the chicago summit, the nato summit in chicago earlier this month was a great success and demonstrated the continued dedication of over 50 nato and other partner countries to supporting stability and security in afghanistan....
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as president obama said, we can't want it more than they want it. it's clearly in both their interests. there's talks to go ahead and succeed, and i would say as i did say to benjamin netanyahu this week, you know, you got to show confidence building measures to show the palestinians you're cease -- serious to get a deal, and i said don't add too many preconditions before you go into talks because you got to do the negotiation around the table rather than before you get there. now, both sides can give up a little and actually show they want to deal, they want to agree, i think we'll all know roughly what most of the end state solutions are. as one put it many times and i think here in davos, sometimes there's a light, but there's no tunnel. we need to get the tum right in terms of the talks process to get to the end point we all want to achieve. i thank the professor for inviting me to address you here today. >> more from the world economic forum in davos switzerland. palestinian authority and ministers talk the prospects for peace in the middle eas
as president obama said, we can't want it more than they want it. it's clearly in both their interests. there's talks to go ahead and succeed, and i would say as i did say to benjamin netanyahu this week, you know, you got to show confidence building measures to show the palestinians you're cease -- serious to get a deal, and i said don't add too many preconditions before you go into talks because you got to do the negotiation around the table rather than before you get there. now, both sides...
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tuesday night president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage at 8 p.m. eastern including the president's speech. republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels and your phone calls. live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2 watch the president's speech along with members of congress and after the address more reaction from the house members and senators. throughout the night go online for life in you and to add your comments using facebook and twitter on c-span.org. in her annual state of the state address on wednesday, south carolina governor nikki haley talked about the economy and job efforts. other topics included a government spending cap, mental health programs and charterr sc. schools.is is 45 this is 45 minutes. [applause] thank you. thank you very much for that wonderful welcome. mr. speaker, mr. president, ladies and gentlemen of the assembly, constitutional officers and my fellow south carolinian is.ians. this ha and every year will continue the tradition thathe ta recognizes the surgeon truthain that nothing said in this chamber toni
tuesday night president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage at 8 p.m. eastern including the president's speech. republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels and your phone calls. live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2 watch the president's speech along with members of congress and after the address more reaction from the house members and senators. throughout the night go online for life in you and to add your comments using facebook and twitter on...